Black Hat: Think like an attacker
The best way to develop software applications that can defend themselves against malicious attacks is to think like an attacker.
The best way to develop software applications that can defend themselves against malicious attacks is to think like an attacker.
The latest IT security threat plaguing the office is actually clipped to the belts and purses of a company's mobile workforce.
Software and network infrastructure may be safe -- for now -- but the wireless and Internet industries in which startups targeting the enterprise once enjoyed the majority of venture capital funding are quickly being eclipsed by companies developing online shopping sites, mobile entertainment delivery services and set-top box components.
Tumbleweed Communications on Tuesday announced new software for companies wanting to encrypt their e-mail that stays inside the organization.
McAfee on Monday announced its foray into the data loss protection market with software designed to guard sensitive information from unauthorized access and transfer at the network, desktop and notebook levels.
Venture capital investments in 2007 will be aimed at enterprise-focused startups with products that push the innovation of wireless devices and services, security, open source and virtualization.
Vontu on Monday announced a new version of its data leak protection suite, which now protects sensitive information from being copied onto removable media without permission.
E-mail security vendor Cloudmark on Tuesday released an upgrade to its Authority software that includes an e-mail rescanning feature designed to catch the latest Internet threats.
As spam began evolving from a mere annoyance to a serious corporate IT concern several years ago, literally hundreds of new vendors emerged to capitalize on the business of blocking unwanted e-mail.
With the holiday season upon us and New Year's resolutions just around the corner, the idea of giving back has probably crossed many minds. There are a number of significant ways that IT professionals can help nonprofit organizations, be it with the homeless shelter around the corner or with relief groups across the globe.
Messaging security vendor IronPort says its e-mail filters tuned to trap image spam -- the latest spammer trick that's made a significant increase in the amount of unwanted messages flooding in-boxes -- are now reaching catch rates of as much as 98 percent.
FaceTime Communications Monday announced a new product designed to let IT managers secure and manage both Web and real-time applications with a single set of policies.
Researchers and IT managers are confirming security vendors' claims that spam levels have spiked in the past month -- some say by as much as 80 percent -- and show no signs decreasing.
NameProtect on Monday introduced a low-cost service designed to help companies protect their brand on the Web.
Using the intelligence Websense products use to ferret out and block inappropriate Web sites, the company has developed a technology that can do the same for sites containing malicious code.